Wednesday, November 26, 2014

Thursday is Thanksgiving here in the USA. I took off work today to get the house ready for the feast. I thought I would share a pair of cards I made for my parents and my husband's father. I used the Maple Leaf image from the Tim Holtz for Stampers Anonymous stamp set. Both cards used the same stamps, but I made one an top open card and the other a standard side open card. Distress Ink pads were used to give them a watercolor look.

Tuesday, November 18, 2014

I haven't had much creative time lately. I have a lot of home projects in the works as well as end-of-the-year busy time at work. This week I was able to make a pair of cards for very special occasions.

The first one I am sharing is a card I made for my sister to give a friend who gave birth to a precious little boy. I thought it would be fun to use the Tim Holtz for Stampers Anonymous stamp of the alarm clock. I added the baby sounds coming from the clock! Small touches like blue gingham and safety pin were added to embellish the card.

The second is a card I made for a co-worker to give her daughter for her 16th birthday. She asked that I use dark purple and gold as that is her daughter's favorite color combination. The stamps I used on this are from a new stamp set I picked up by Dina Wakely. The butterflies were heat embossed using Ranger Gold powder. I think they really stood out great against the dark purple.

We are in the midst of a bathroom remodel at the house. So a few more weeks of disarray and I will be back to crafting and blogging more regularly. I sure miss it, and all of you!

On its way to lovely!

Hope you have a fabulous day and get to spend some time doing what you enjoy!